diff --git a/src/Gui/AbstractView.cpp b/src/Gui/AbstractView.cpp
index a590d4a79..9a1d25e9a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/AbstractView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/AbstractView.cpp
@@ -1014,7 +1014,6 @@ bool ViewParser::startElement( const QString&, const QString&, const QString &na
         type = static_cast<GcWinID>(typeStr.toInt());
         chart = GcWindowRegistry::newGcWindow(type, context);
         if (chart != NULL) {
-            chart->hide();
             chart->setProperty("title", QVariant(title));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Gui/AthleteTab.cpp b/src/Gui/AthleteTab.cpp
index bc7cd8879..575efe1b1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/AthleteTab.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/AthleteTab.cpp
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ AthleteTab::selectView(GcViewType viewType)
     // ensure an initial viewChanged() event occurs for the navigation model, otherwise if the
     // startup view is trends (value zero) the guard rejects the selection as views->currentIndex() is zero
     if (startupViewChangeSent && views->currentIndex() == viewTypeToIndex(viewType)) return; // not changing
-    startupViewChangeSent = true;
 
     // suspend screen updates while the view is changed.
     views->setUpdatesEnabled(false);
 
     emit viewChanged(viewType);
 
-    // first we deselect the current view
-    currentView()->setSelected(false);
+    // deselect the current view, but only after the initial selectView() call.
+    if (startupViewChangeSent) currentView()->setSelected(false);
+    startupViewChangeSent = true;
 
     // now select the real one
     views->setCurrentIndex(viewTypeToIndex(viewType));
diff --git a/src/Gui/Perspective.cpp b/src/Gui/Perspective.cpp
index a4bf98024..d40d7c13a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Perspective.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Perspective.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Perspective::configChanged(qint32)
     tileArea->verticalScrollBar()->setStyleSheet(AbstractView::ourStyleSheet());
 //#endif
     QPalette palette;
-    palette.setBrush(backgroundRole(), viewType() == GcViewType::VIEW_TRAIN ? GColor(CTRAINPLOTBACKGROUND) : GColor(CPLOTBACKGROUND));
+    palette.setBrush(backgroundRole(), viewType_ == GcViewType::VIEW_TRAIN ? GColor(CTRAINPLOTBACKGROUND) : GColor(CPLOTBACKGROUND));
     setPalette(palette);
     tileWidget->setPalette(palette);
     tileArea->setPalette(palette);
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ Perspective::configChanged(qint32)
             if (charts[i]->type() == GcWindowTypes::Overview || charts[i]->type() == GcWindowTypes::OverviewTrends) chartbar->setColor(i, GColor(COVERVIEWBACKGROUND));
             else if (charts[i]->type() == GcWindowTypes::UserAnalysis || charts[i]->type() == GcWindowTypes::UserTrends) chartbar->setColor(i, RGBColor(QColor(charts[i]->property("color").toString())));
             else {
-                if (viewType() == GcViewType::VIEW_TRAIN) chartbar->setColor(i, GColor(CTRAINPLOTBACKGROUND));
+                if (viewType_ == GcViewType::VIEW_TRAIN) chartbar->setColor(i, GColor(CTRAINPLOTBACKGROUND));
                 else chartbar->setColor(i, GColor(CPLOTBACKGROUND));
             }
         }
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ Perspective::addChart(GcChartWindow* newone)
             // tab colors
             if (newone->type() == GcWindowTypes::Overview || newone->type() == GcWindowTypes::OverviewTrends) chartbar->setColor(chartnum, GColor(COVERVIEWBACKGROUND));
             else {
-                if (viewType() == GcViewType::VIEW_TRAIN) chartbar->setColor(chartnum, GColor(CTRAINPLOTBACKGROUND));
+                if (viewType_ == GcViewType::VIEW_TRAIN) chartbar->setColor(chartnum, GColor(CTRAINPLOTBACKGROUND));
                 else chartbar->setColor(chartnum, GColor(CPLOTBACKGROUND));
             }
 
@@ -796,7 +796,6 @@ Perspective::addChart(GcChartWindow* newone)
         // add to the list
         if (currentStyle == 2 && chartCursor >= 0) charts.insert(chartCursor, newone);
         else charts.append(newone);
-        newone->hide();
 
         // watch for moves etc
         connect(newone, SIGNAL(resizing(GcWindow*)), this, SLOT(windowResizing(GcWindow*)));
diff --git a/src/Train/LiveMapWebPageWindow.h b/src/Train/LiveMapWebPageWindow.h
index b4f4241fe..48216fae8 100644
--- a/src/Train/LiveMapWebPageWindow.h
+++ b/src/Train/LiveMapWebPageWindow.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class LiveMapWebPageWindow : public GcChartWindow
 
         QWebEngineView *view;
         QWebEnginePage* webPage;
-        LiveMapWebPageWindow();  // default ctor
         // setting dialog
         QLabel* customUrlLabel;
         QLabel* customLonLabel;